It’s a busy time of year for NHL teams and things are no different for the Carolina Hurricanes as several press releases were sent out from the home office on Monday.

They released the Prospects Camp Guide which names all the attendees as well as the schedule. This year’s guide is very informative as they included pictures and brief bios of every player. You can download your copy below-

NHL teams were required to announce to the NHL which restricted free agents they were going to qualify by 5 p.m. on Monday. The players not qualified would be free agents on July 1 if they were not otherwise signed.

It is not a huge surprise on any of these decisions. While Nordstrom was an excellent penalty killer, a goal starved team like Carolina needs more than two markers all year from that position. He started out with a lot of promise and in his first season in Carolina he notched 10 goals and 14 assists in 71 games, but his production dropped each season since then.

In the meantime, the Jeff Skinner, Justin Faulk, and Victor Rask watch continues.

Bob Wage has been writing hockey related articles for over 10 years and has contributed to sites such as The Hockey News, The Fourth Period, and Fadoo.com. He is most noted for his creation and management of CanesCountry.com as well as its eventual successful partnering with SBNation.com. Wage is currently working on CanesEdge.com, a new project he hopes will be another respectable and go-to source of information for hockey fans.